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Herschel329

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.352
Summary:

Uses GA's comments [see GA's 1847-5-10] finally to achieve clarification of Thomas Henderson's calculations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel330

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1847-10-6 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.383
Summary:

Has dealt with the problem of thanking H. C. Schumacher [see GA's 1847-10-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel331

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[17 November 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.389
Summary:

Is still working on the distribution list for star catalogues [see GA's 1846-11-19].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel335

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 March 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.465.26
Summary:

Asks GA if he knows of any rules or pitfalls in calculating time from earlier times [even B.C.] to the present.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel337

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 January 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.462.37
Summary:

Needs a good artisan to construct the framework of a solar spectrum photographic apparatus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel340

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[23 October 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.8.72
Summary:

Would support improvements, both in number and quality, of lunar observations at the Royal Observatory; current practices produce unacceptably large predictive errors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel344

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5] April 1849
Source of text:
RGO 6.231.396
Summary:

Responds to GA's 1849-4-4, and sends the key.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel345

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 April 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.231.176
Summary:

Is making a case for JH's priority claims with regard to the means of determining double star orbits, in conflict with Yvon Villarceau.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel347

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[19 April 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.231.181
Summary:

Extended comments about some of GA's statements in GA's abstract of Yvon Villarceau's papers on double stars [see GA's 1849-4-11].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel348

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 December 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.56.171
Summary:

Seeking information to help JH prepare an obituary notice, for the R.A.S., of F. W. Bessel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel350

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1847-3-30 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.56.185
Summary:

The books are on their way [see GA's 1847-3-30].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel351

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[28 September 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.56.272
Summary:

Will be happy to supply a copy of the Cape Results [see GA's 1847-9-27]; the next asteroid should be called Flora, to provide 'young goddesses for Mars and Jupiter to admire.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel359

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.79.336
Summary:

Has obtained puzzling results when reducing JH's observations of the sixth satellite of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel36

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 September 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.370.36
Summary:

JH has revised his account of the moon's motions given in JH's Treatise Astr. in preparation for JH's Outlines Astr.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel360

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.79.338
Summary:

Has made some minor adjustments in JH's satellite of Saturn results [see JH's 1846-11-2], but the major discrepancy still exists.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel361

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.79.340
Summary:

GA's suggestions [see GA's 1846-11-19] have helped JH solve his problem; now JH has a problem with observations of the second satellite of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3718

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[11 February 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.61 (C: RS:HS 25.9.37)
Summary:

Proposes that R.A.S. award medals regarding the discovery of Neptune to both U. J. J. Leverrier and J. C. Adams, giving first honors to Leverrier, and specifying distinctly the grounds for awarding the second. Hopes his resolution will not be seen as blaming anyone and that it will have a 'healing and a friendly effect.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel378

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[16 May 1840]
Source of text:
RGO 6.463.70
Summary:

Has a problem with the explanation of interference bands produced by mica being placed between the eye and prism-produced dispersion; the explanation is Baden Powell's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel379

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[1840-5-16 or later]
Source of text:
RGO 6.463.76
Summary:

Writes to supply GA with an address for a reply to JH's 1840-5-16.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel38

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 October 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.370.42
Summary:

Remarks in response to GA's 1848-10-4..

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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